This season can be so hard for many people. Instead of the presence of more joy, people may feel in greater magnitude the absence of someone they love, happiness and peace. Loneliness is highlighted by the large amount of family time and vacation and hearts can feel so broken and left out.
Christmas Hope
You knew the brokenness, pain, sorrow, hurt and sickness we would face. So you humbled yourself, the King of Heaven to come as a helpless baby to save us. You came to walk to death alone so that we wouldn’t have to face death on our own. You were beaten and disgraced so that You could take the punishment for …
A Christmas to Remember
This Christmas is going to be one I remember forever. Its a bittersweet one. I won’t be cuddled up next to my man looking at our tree, talking about what ministries and families we are going to give to for Christmas. I won’t be hearing how excited he is about eating his Mimi’s famous pecan pie and cornbread dressing. He …
Caught Between Two Worlds
I am caught between two worlds. The earthly and the eternal. Oh how my heart longs for heaven. This world is filled with too much sorrow, pain and hardship. I feel like Paul when he wrote: For I am hard-pressed between the two having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better, Nevertheless to remain in …